Woman, 85, sexually assaulted in San Jose home invasion

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An 85-year-old San Jose woman was sexually assaulted early Tuesday in an incident in which two assailants broke into her home, stole her SUV and crashed it into another residence, police said.

It all started around 4 a.m., when two armed assailants broke into the home on the 1500 block of Sunshadow Lane, accosted two elderly residents who were sleeping and stole their SUV, said Officer Albert Morales, a San Jose police spokesman.

During the incident, the woman was sexually assaulted, said police spokeswoman Sgt. Heather Randol. The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening, Morales said. Her husband, who is also 85, was not physically hurt, police said.

Officers from the California Highway Patrol spotted the stolen SUV, and after a pursuit, the driver smashed into the garage of a home near Singleton Lane and Senter Road, police said.

A 15-year-old boy who was a passenger in the car was arrested at the scene and booked into Juvenile Hall. His name wasn’t released because of his age. The driver took off running and is still at large, police said.

Home invasion suspects crash car into vacant SJ home while trying to evade chp. 1 man in custody. Other still loose pic.twitter.com/PHHgzjD1eD

Home invasion suspects crash car into vacant SJ home while trying to evade chp. 1 man in custody. Other still loose pic.twitter.com/PHHgzjD1eD